How To Install fonts-tlwg-loma on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-loma on Kali Linux. fonts-tlwg-loma is Thai Loma font (dependency package)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-loma on Kali Linux.

What is fonts-tlwg-loma

fonts-tlwg-loma is:

This package provides Thai Loma UI font from NECTEC.

The font provides Arial-compatible Thai glyphs with metrics optimized for on-screen user interface. For example, line spacing is reduced from regular typographic designs to allow more lines displayed on screen.

This is a dependency package for installing alternative font formats.

There are three methods to install fonts-tlwg-loma on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install fonts-tlwg-loma Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-tlwg-loma using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install fonts-tlwg-loma

Install fonts-tlwg-loma Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-tlwg-loma using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install fonts-tlwg-loma

Install fonts-tlwg-loma Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install fonts-tlwg-loma using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install fonts-tlwg-loma

How To Uninstall fonts-tlwg-loma on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the fonts-tlwg-loma package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove fonts-tlwg-loma

Uninstall fonts-tlwg-loma And Its Dependencies

To uninstall fonts-tlwg-loma and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fonts-tlwg-loma

Remove fonts-tlwg-loma Configurations and Data

To remove fonts-tlwg-loma configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge fonts-tlwg-loma

Remove fonts-tlwg-loma configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove fonts-tlwg-loma configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fonts-tlwg-loma

Dependencies

fonts-tlwg-loma have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fonts-tlwg-loma package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.